HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

 

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION & BUSINESS

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair

Rep. Isaac W. Choy, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Karen L. Awana

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 10, 2011

TIME:

8:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

 

 

 

HB 440

Status

RELATING TO LIENS.

Requires enforcement of bonds for mechanics' and materialmen's liens within three months of its posting.

 

ERB, JUD/CPC

HB 356

Status

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS.

Provides that for purposes of the Freedom of Information Law, there is no significant privacy interest in government records containing information on a license applicant's requisite experience, trade examination results, and bonding.

 

ERB, JUD

HB 98

Status

RELATING TO TOBACCO.

Makes it unlawful for minors, defined as persons under age eighteen, to possess or use tobacco products.  Exempts minors when lawfully delivering tobacco products under the direction of an employer or participating in a law enforcement activity.  Amends consequences for a minor for subsequent offenses.

 

ERB, JUD

HB 782

Status

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.

Establishes the department of business, economic development, and tourism operation special fund to support operations.  Imposes a temporary surcharge on certain fees charged by certain departments for deposit into fund.  Requires deposit of $2,000,000 annually from the compliance resolution fund into the special fund.

 

ERB, FIN

HB 702

Status

RELATING TO BUSINESS.

Establishes the small business hardship loan program to direct one-time loans to small businesses that are experiencing economic hardship.  Establishes the small business hardship loan revolving fund.

 

ERB, FIN

HB 987

Status

RELATING TO PAYMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICES.

Requires payments by governments for goods and services to be made within fifteen days of receipt of the statement or satisfactory delivery of the goods or performance of the services; if mitigating circumstances, interest begins on sixteenth day; payment required no later than forty-five days from receipt of the statement or satisfactory delivery of the goods or performance of the services.

 

ERB, FIN

HB 1300

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Requires the department of taxation to establish a system to allow taxpayers to file all tax returns, applications, reports, and other documents electronically; provided that there is no additional cost to the taxpayer for the electronic filing; reestablishes the last of the month as the deadline for filing and payment of general excise taxes.

 

ERB, FIN

HB 807

Status

RELATING TO THE INCOME TAX.

Reduces the maximum income tax withholding amount allowed under state law.

 

ERB, FIN

HB 1339

Status

RELATING TO LIQUOR COMMISSIONS.

Requires county liquor commissions to adopt or amend rules regarding conduct of patrons and to define the term "dancing."

 

ERB, JUD

HB 365

Status

RELATING TO LIQUOR TAX LAW.

Reduces the gallonage tax on the first 60,000 barrels of beer brewed or produced during a taxable year by a small brewery or brewpub in the State to $0.23 per gallon of beer.

 

ERB, FIN

HB 120

Status

RELATING TO TELECOMMUTING.

Provides an income tax credit to employers who allow their employees to telecommute.  Prevents counties from limiting the practice of telecommuting unless the business activity generates excessive noise, dust, debris, or traffic in the area where the employee is engaged in telecommuting.

 

ERB, FIN

HB 839

Status

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Clarifies the laws relating to the interpretation of commercial liability insurance policies affecting construction professionals.

 

ERB, CPC/JUD

HB 924

Status

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Clarifies the laws relating to the interpretation of commercial liability insurance policies affecting construction professionals.

 

ERB, CPC/JUD

HB 844

Status

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Mandates conditions applicable to commercial and industrial leases where the lessor owns fifty thousand square feet or more of commercial or industrial leasehold property in the State.

 

ERB, JUD

HB 845

Status

RELATING TO GROUND LEASES.

Requires lessors who do not extend a ground lease to offer to sell the leased fee interest in the land to the lessee who requests the extension.

 

ERB, JUD

HB 1551

Status

RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.

Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production tax credit to provide a designated income tax credit for certain qualifying counties.  Removes tax credit caps.  Provides an additional bonus for qualifying spending related to computer aided special or visual effects and animation.  Establishes a non-refundable tax credit with a carry forward period of up to ten years to encourage film production development in certain qualified counties.  Allows for a certain exemption from the transient accommodation tax for stays exceeding thirty days.  Permits certain production tax credits to be assigned.

 

ERB, FIN

HB 235

Status

RELATING TO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES.

Allows a limited liability company to be designated as an "ingenuity company" by the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.  Requires an ingenuity company to use the right to exclude, conferred by a patent in which the company has an interest, to create job opportunities, strengthen labor, and enhance environmental protections.

 

ERB, FIN

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed to the incorrect office, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:         FOUR  copies (including an original) to Room 323 in the State Capitol;

FAX:    For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-8479 (for Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web);

EMAIL:          For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to [email protected] ; or

WEB:   For comments less than 4MB in size, transmit from the Web page at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns.  This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6160 or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Chair